PRESIDENT'S HIGHLIGHTS

Even though we are just a few weeks into spring, it has already been packed with a number of great Alumni Council sponsored activities.

Alumni on the east coast from multiple CSU campuses came together on March 3rd in New York at a CSU New York/Tri-State Alumni Reception with over 180 attendees. Shortly thereafter, the Council hosted its Spring Conference at the Chancellor's Office which provided a tremendous opportunity for collaboration and professional development for campus alumni volunteer leaders and staff.

Our campuses statewide are readying for graduations that will add over 90,000 new alumni to our ranks. We all share in the excitement of their accomplishments and are proud to have them join us in our goal of a bright future for California. As always, we invite your feedback at alumnicouncil@calstate.edu. Thank you for your dedication and support.

SPRING CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ALUMNI CAREERS PROGRAMMING

The CSU Alumni Council
held its Spring Conference at the CSU Chancellor's Office in Long Beach on March 18-19. Among the highlights were:

The conference opened with a special reception that allowed the Alumni Council members to mingle with CSU alumni who work at the Chancellor's Office. View photos from the reception.

This conference had a theme focusing on integrating elements of career services into alumni programming.

The featured presenters were the CoyoteCareers team at CSU San Bernardino (an innovative partnership between Alumni Affairs, Career Services and Service Learning).

Cindy Chernow, a consultant specializing in career services and alumni programming, facilitated a very productive Saturday session that led to three campuses (Channel Islands, Sonoma and Fresno) receiving $2,500 advancement allocations to jumpstart innovative programming ideas they generated at the conference.

The 2011-12 Alumni Council meeting calendar was set. The Council's fall meeting will be September 8-9, 2011 at Cal Poly Pomona; a virtual meeting and professional development activity will be held on January 26, 2012; the spring conference will be April 20-21, 2012 at San José State University.

Chancellor Reed gave the welcome plenary address on Saturday. He shared the challenges ahead for higher education and the ways alumni can be involved in advocating for the CSU's place in California.

Karen Zamarripa and Guy Heston gave an update on the CSU's advocacy activities related to upcoming legislation and the state budget negotiations. For more information on the state budget and the effect on CSU, visit Budget Central.

Immediate past president Valerie Vuicich presented a welcome and orientation session to new Council members and guests that gave an overview of the Council's role in the CSU.

CSU NEW YORK/TRI-STATE ALUMNI RECEPTION

On March 3, 2011, the CSU Alumni Associations hosted a systemwide CSU alumni reception in Midtown Manhattan. The event drew over 180 alumni and friends and was attended by Chancellor Charles Reed and numerous campus presidents and CSU trustees.

WORKING FOR CALIFORNIA

These leaders, in every major industry, can all attribute one common element to their success: getting an education at the California State University. Working for California highlights 50 CSU alumni who are making a difference in the lives of the people of California and the world.

ALUMNI COUNCIL CALENDAR

June 22, 2011: Alumni Council Annual Meeting, conference call

September 9-10, 2011: Alumni Council Fall Meeting, Cal Poly Pomona

September 14, 2011: Back to College Night, Washington, D.C.

April 20-21, 2012: Alumni Council Spring Conference, San José State

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